Very English Problems - Awkward English

There is a funny Twitter which talks about how English people are unable to speak their mind and thus falling into these awkward moments. It can crack you up; I am going to share some of them. 

Saying you're pleased with your haircut despite the deep inner sadness it's causing you

Saying "let's come back to that", meaning "please don't speak again during this meeting"

Inviting someone to a party, then providing a list of reasons not to come in case they don't fancy it

The shock of lifting an index finger from the steering wheel to thank a fellow driver and not receiving an acknowledgment finger in return

Looking away so violently as someone nearby enters their PIN that you accidentally dislocate your neck

Loudly tapping your fingers at the cashpoint, to assure the queue that you've asked for money and the wait is out of your hands

Saying "It's nothing, really" to indicate you're remarkably close to losing consciousness

Holding the door for someone with the tip of your outstretched foot, to indicate you've really no time to dilly-dally

Not wishing to tell someone they've misheard you, so simply soldiering into a completely different topic of conversation

Repeatedly pressing the door button on the train before it's illuminated, to assure your fellow commuters you have the situation in hand

Apprehensively approaching someone to ask if they're in the queue, as if creeping towards a firework that hasn't gone off

Reluctantly slowing your walk slightly when sensing a fast-paced stranger about to overtake

Going through a door because it's being held for you, regardless of your intended destination

Being incapable of entering a lift without whispering "sorry"

Flashing your indicators to thank a fellow motorist, just in case they missed your mini wave, thumbs-up and arm raise

Sitting awkwardly for your whole journey to accommodate the staggering leg spread of the gentleman beside you

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